Christian Clague 1666

Archdeacon Will 1666A #54 Michael will of Christian Clague, died before February 1666/7: 
Summary: not married, sister Elizabeth/Bessy Clague, brother William Clague, executrix Catharine [Fayle alias] Kelly, also siblings (& children of 
Catharine Kelly): Joney & Catharine & William & James & John Fayle, also: Philip Fayle, Joney Kelly, John Cowley, witnesses: Philip Sayle & Catharine 
Shimmin & William Fayle, pledges: William Clague (for executor William Clague) & Robert Cannell (for Daniel Cannell husband? of Elizabeth Clague).
See executrix Catharine & her children: ArW 1679A #29 Michael will of Catharine Fayle alias Kelly, died 20 March 1679/80: husband xxxx Fayle is not 
mentioned, dau Catharine Fayle, dau Joney ([married William Cowley 1660], children Margaret & Joney & John Cowley), son James Fayle, son John, son 
William; witnesses: John Cowley & Edward Taylor; pledges: Thomas Cowley & Edward Taylor.
See: ArW 1679A #28 Michael will of John Fayle, dated 10 February 1679/80:  mother recently deceased, brother James Fayle, sister Catharine Fayle, 
brother William Fayle, sister Joney (her children Margaret & John & Joney Cowley).
NOTE: Christian Clague appears related somehow to the family of Catharine Kelly & husband xxxx [?Philip] Fayle: Their children are Joney (married 
William Cowley in 1660, son John & dau Joney), Catharine, William, James & John, who are all mentioned in Christian's will. Joney Kelly may be a 
sister of Catharine Fayle alias Kelly.  

At a Court holden in Ballaugh Church the 26th of 
feb: 1666, before Parson Joh: Harrison vicar generall
& officiall & Joh: Huddlestone Regisr Archd: 

Michael			Michael

I Christian Cloag sick in body but whole in minde & of 
pfect memorie thanks be to God doe make ys my last will 
& testament in manner & forme following:    first I commit 
my soule to Gd & my body to Christian buryall;    It: I leave 
to the poore a suite of cloathes & a blankett;    It: I leave 
to Jony Ffayle & Kathe: Ffayle 4 yards of gray cloath & 
a carchiffe & a halfe carchiff;    It: I leave to Willm: Faile 
& James Ffaile halfe a calfe of a yeer old;    It: I leave 
to Jony Kelly a hogg;  to Joh: Ffaile 1 sheepe;   It: I leave 
to my sister Bessy Cloag her best suite of cloathes & a 
gray blankett;    It: to Phillip Ffayle 2s;    It: shee consti=
tuted, ordained, & appointed, Willm: Cloage, Bessy Cloage 
& Kathe: Kelly my true & lawfull executors of all the rest 
of my goods moveable & unmoveable;    It: she left yt 
there was due to her from Joh: Cowley a petticoat
a waskcott, & a smock
                                   Willm Cloage & Kath: Kelly 2 of the execrs:
  testes	Phillip Sayle  }         sworne in Court, & the other is not to med
          Kathe: Shimmin } jurati  dle wth any thing till she be sworne & then
          Willm Ffayle   }         certifie
                                         pbatum et solvit 6d

The Invent: of the said testator taken & priced by 4 sworne men
Joh: Ffayle, Joh: Cowley, Edwd: Cannell, Joh: Cannan  as followeth
It: 1 old cow prized to & stirk 2 yeres old ......... 12s - 0d 
It: some other triffles, also Legasies paide amounts to the said some & 
   noe more:
The execrs: at lawfull yeeres & the goods in there owne hands & 
given pledges according law:  Willm Cloage bound for Willm Cloag
Ro: Cannell p Do: Cannell

Last Modified 18 January 2021